RHP Group is a housing association with a strong social purpose. Formed back in 2000 after a transfer of stock from Richmond Council, the group is a not-for-profit organisation with a purpose of providing quality and affordable housing options to people unable to rent or buy in the local private housing market.

SGN is one of the country’s leading utility companies with over 3,800 employees distributing gas through over 74,000km of pipes. SGN delivers heat and energy to 5.9 million homes and businesses across three distinct network areas that include South London, Scotland and the Hebrides, and the west of Northern Ireland.

Blue Whale Spa is a Nottingham based company and a leading manufacturer of acrylic shell hot tubs in the UK. The company is the only one that makes the journey from concept and design right through to installation at the home of the customer.

The number of people in work in Britain fell again, suggesting employers are turning more cautious as Brexit nears, and while pay growth quickened slightly, it remained lower than inflation, official data showed on Wednesday.

Rising temperatures are projected to calm winds across the Northern Hemisphere’s middle latitudes, including the American Midwest, where wind energy accounts for a double-digit share of electricity generation in some states.

European bourses opened on a cautious note on Wednesday despite gains on Wall Street and in Asia as investors await a U.S. Federal reserve meeting and assess the political implications of Donald Trump’s setback in a bitter Senate election in Alabama

HARARE – For most investors around the world, bitcoin is a volatile and highly speculative bet. For Zimbabweans, however, the cryptocurrency seems to offer rare protection from the onset of hyperinflation and financial implosion.

Just like top athlete’s train-insaneto stay ahead of the competition, the same is true for top sales teams.Whilst any investment in people development should be applauded, unfortunately most of it will prove to be a waste of money as it won’t deliver the necessary behaviour change and improved business performance needed.

Winning awards for your personal and professional achievements is a seriously competitive business. And like any match worth winning, having a game plan will get you so much further than throwing everything together and hoping for the best. Here are my 5 top tips for playing the awards game like a pro.
Read these and you too will be beating your industry competitors game, set, and match.

Recent feedback from past winners got us to thinking about just how unique the UK Business Awards are compared to any other national business awards programme. And why the value of entering is about more than raising your profile and gaining credibility.

In 2017, the idea of a sharing – or collaborative – economy (defined as a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical resources) has enveloped society. Some of the best-known platforms of this type are Uber, Airbnb, eBay and Spotify.

Winners in the ‘Sustainability’ category at the UK Business Awards ’16, Elan Hair Design is a family owned hairdressing business based in Scotland that has set the benchmark for sustainability within the industry. Embarking on an ambitious refurbishment plan in 2010, the ultra-modern salon is on target to reduce carbon emissions by 95%.

As one of hottest topics amongst business professionals, customer-centricity is rapidly becoming a number one priority for both global and UK companies. Customers are becoming more aware of outdated marketing techniques and are demanding a more genuine approach from their favourite brands.

In an effort to force publishers to rethink the way they deliver ads on their websites, Google will be introducing its own ad blocker in 2018. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is giving publishers six months to prepare for the new tool, which will block ads on sites with “bad advertising experiences” and will reportedly be turned on by default in both the desktop and mobile versions of Chrome.

Legal expert Dan Hyde, partner at Pennington Manches and the founder of CyberCounsel, explains why GDPR compliance is not something that can be ignored by British businesses, just because we're leaving the EU.

"I first met Malcolm McDonald in a lecture theatre at Cranfield School of Management, in 2000, and I learned more about marketing from his one hour lecture than I could hope to learn from years of experience." – Neil Skehel, Founder and CEO of Awards International

“Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.” – Anne M. Mulcahy, former chairperson and CEO of Xerox Corporation

We recently caught up with Leanne Farr, the Sales Director at Solar Plants Ltd and asked her a few questions regarding recent developments and the direction of Solar Plants post award.
We must say that we’re very proud to have access to such wonderful companies such as Solar Plants and we want to thank Leanne and the whole of Solar Plants for answering our questions.

MTV’s recent decision to go gender neutral when it comes to their TV and film awards raised a number of questions in the world of show business but also for other award ceremonies. In the world of corporate business and entrepreneurship, women-only awards are gaining popularity and support from many multinational corporations, organisations and political associations. So what is the right way to handle the gender issue? Who is doing the right thing and is business so different from entertainment?

So in this blog were going to be talking about some of the most recent developments in consumer and market trends to give you an idea of the things you should be on a lookout for. Most of these trends are self-explanatory and many witness them in their everyday lives, but for business owners, it’s important to understand how they impact their companies and general marketing strategies.

The UK Business Awards in 2016 allowed us to see some incredible initiatives and ideas from a wide range of sectors and industries. Business from all over the UK participated and won their awards for innovation in many different business areas.